Norwood station
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| Location | 498 Welcome Avenue Norwood, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°53′29″N 75°18′08″W / 39.891360°N 75.302221°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 62 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 1, 1875[3] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1928[4] | ||||||||||||
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| 1950 | 1875 depot burns[3] | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | 1875 station depot razed[5] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | 267 boardings, 238 alightings (weekday average)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 96 of 146 | ||||||||||||
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Norwood station is a SEPTA train station on the Wilmington/Newark Line. While on tracks owned by the company, Amtrak trains do not stop here, as it is served only by SEPTA. The line offers southbound service to Marcus Hook, Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia and points beyond (most commonly Norristown[citation needed]). The station, located at Winona & Welcome Avenues in Norwood, Pennsylvania, includes a 62-space parking lot on its outbound platform side (along Harrison Avenue). Pedestrian walkways and staircases connect the inbound and outbound platforms via the Amosland Road Bridge, which overpasses the tracks. Opposite the tracks from the SEPTA designated parking lot is metered street and lot parking.
The station opened on September 1, 1875, as part of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. The depot lasted until May 11, 1950, when a fire burned the structure. The depot was razed on September 25, 1951, over a year later.
Station layout
[edit]The station's inbound platform and ticket office is located next to the Norwood Public Library, a branch of the Delaware County Library System.[7] Norwood has two low-level side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.
References
[edit]- ^ "Newark Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "PRR Station at Norwood Damaged by $3000 Blaze". The Delaware County Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. May 11, 1950. p. 22. Retrieved May 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Norwood Station Comes Down". The Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. September 26, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved May 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ Norwood Public Library
External links
[edit]- SEPTA – Norwood station
- Original Norwood PB&W (Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington) Station image
- Amosland Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Winona Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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